HOUSEHOLD DATA NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY AVERAGES E-11. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex, age, and race

[Numbers in thousands]

Employment status, sex, and age

Total

White

Black or AfricanAmerican

Asian

2nd2014

2nd2015

2nd2014

2nd2015

2nd2014

2nd2015

2nd2014

2nd2015

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

247,625

250,461

195,312

196,678

30,788

31,327

13,806

14,374

Civilian labor force

155,894

157,519

123,448

123,901

18,795

19,455

8,761

9,102

Participation rate

63.0

62.9

63.2

63.0

61.0

62.1

63.5

63.3

Employed

146,423

149,194

116,983

118,232

16,728

17,589

8,291

8,734

Unemployed

9,472

8,325

6,465

5,669

2,066

1,865

470

369

Unemployment rate

6.1

5.3

5.2

4.6

11.0

9.6

5.4

4.0

Not in labor force

91,731

92,942

71,864

72,777

11,993

11,872

5,046

5,272

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

119,583

120,930

95,415

96,050

13,969

14,238

6,435

6,729

Civilian labor force

82,892

83,946

66,747

67,264

8,861

9,220

4,673

4,815

Participation rate

69.3

69.4

70.0

70.0

63.4

64.8

72.6

71.5

Employed

77,749

79,457

63,191

64,162

7,812

8,278

4,389

4,607

Unemployed

5,144

4,489

3,557

3,103

1,049

943

284

207

Unemployment rate

6.2

5.3

5.3

4.6

11.8

10.2

6.1

4.3

Not in labor force

36,691

36,984

28,668

28,785

5,109

5,018

1,762

1,914

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

111,128

112,501

89,089

89,766

12,720

13,002

6,026

6,313

Civilian labor force

80,017

80,949

64,465

64,856

8,527

8,888

4,572

4,722

Participation rate

72.0

72.0

72.4

72.3

67.0

68.4

75.9

74.8

Employed

75,512

77,067

61,379

62,195

7,596

8,049

4,301

4,534

Unemployed

4,505

3,882

3,086

2,661

931

839

271

188

Unemployment rate

5.6

4.8

4.8

4.1

10.9

9.4

5.9

4.0

Not in labor force

31,111

31,553

24,624

24,909

4,193

4,113

1,454

1,591

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

128,042

129,531

99,896

100,628

16,818

17,089

7,371

7,645

Civilian labor force

73,002

73,572

56,700

56,636

9,934

10,234

4,087

4,288

Participation rate

57.0

56.8

56.8

56.3

59.1

59.9

55.5

56.1

Employed

68,674

69,737

53,792

54,071

8,916

9,312

3,901

4,126

Unemployed

4,328

3,836

2,908

2,566

1,018

922

186

161

Unemployment rate

5.9

5.2

5.1

4.5

10.2

9.0

4.6

3.8

Not in labor force

55,040

55,959

43,196

43,992

6,885

6,855

3,284

3,357

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

119,853

121,344

93,837

94,587

15,554

15,834

6,936

7,202

Civilian labor force

70,057

70,607

54,384

54,340

9,564

9,832

3,996

4,192

Participation rate

58.5

58.2

58.0

57.4

61.5

62.1

57.6

58.2

Employed

66,290

67,267

51,850

52,088

8,670

9,037

3,828

4,049

Unemployed

3,767

3,340

2,534

2,252

894

795

169

143

Unemployment rate

5.4

4.7

4.7

4.1

9.3

8.1

4.2

3.4

Not in labor force

49,797

50,738

39,453

40,248

5,990

6,003

2,940

3,010

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

16,644

16,616

12,386

12,325

2,513

2,491

845

859

Civilian labor force

5,821

5,964

4,599

4,705

703

734

193

188

Participation rate

35.0

35.9

37.1

38.2

28.0

29.5

22.8

21.9

Employed

4,621

4,860

3,754

3,949

462

503

162

151

Unemployed

1,200

1,103

845

756

241

231

31

38

Unemployment rate

20.6

18.5

18.4

16.1

34.3

31.5

16.0

20.1

Not in labor force

10,823

10,652

7,787

7,620

1,810

1,756

652

671

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.